50. Which
of the following worries people by using this technology?
A. Scientists have already
successfully cloned sheep.
B. Most
couple will normally give birth to babies.
C. A good
number of babies will be cloned
D. The
government will take action to control it.
C
A peer is a person who is about
the same age as you. Peers affect your life, whether you know it or not, just
by spending time with you.
Peers can
have a good effect on one another. Maybe another student in your science class
taught you an easy way to remember the planets in solar system. Maybe you got
others excited about your new favorite book and now everyone’s reading it.
However, sometimes peers affect
one another in another way. For example, one kid in school might try to get
another to cut class with him, your soccer friend might try to persuade you to
be mean to another player and never pass her the ball, or a kid in the
neighborhood might want you to shoplift with him.
Some kids
give in to peer pressure because they want to be liked, to fit in, or because
they worry that other kids may make fun of them if they don’t go along with the
group. Others may go along because they are curious to try something new that
others are doing. The idea that “ everyone’s doing it” may influence some kids
to leave their better judgments or their common senses behind.
Peer pressure can be
extremely strong and hard to get rid of. Experiments have shown how peer
pressure can influence someone to change her/ his mind from what she/ he knows
for sure is a correct answer to the incorrect answer--just because everyone
else gives the incorrect answer! That holds true for people of any age in peer
pressure situations.
It can be hard to walk away from
peer pressure, but it can be done. Paying attention to your own feelings and
beliefs about what is right and wrong can help you know the right thing to do.
Inner strength and self- confidence can help you stand firm, walk away and
resist doing something when you know better.